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Medical therapy with antisecretory drugs should be the first-line treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, with antireflux surgery offered only to patients whose symptoms are not controlled by medication or who can’t tolerate the drugs, according to the AGA Institute.
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                    [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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Use medications first in managing GERD

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | August 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Medical therapy with antisecretory drugs should be the first-line treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, with antireflux surgery offered only to patients whose symptoms are not controlled by medication or...

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